Medical Terminology- Nervous System

Cerebr\o

Cerebrum

Cerebrospinal

Pertaining to the brain and spine or spinal cord

encephal\o

brain

encephalitis

Brain infalmmation

gli\o

glue; neuroglial tissue

glioma

neuroglial tissue tumor

mening\o meningi\o

meninges

meningocele

swelling meninges

meninigioma

meninges tumor

myel\o

bone marrow; spinal cord

myelalgia

spinal cord pain

neur\o

nerve

neurolysis

nerve separation

-lepsy

seizure

-phasia

speech

dys-

painful, bad

hemi-

one half

para-

near, beside

quadri-

four

epilepsy

above seizure

aphasia

without speech

dysphasia

bad speech

hemiparesis

one half partial paralysis

paraplegia

beyond paralysis

quadriplegia

four paralysis

a-

without;not

paresis

partial paralysis

plegia

paralysis

neurologist

specialist in the study of the brain

neurosurgeon

specialist of surgery on the brain

Central nervous system

brain; spinal cord; control center

Peripheral nervous system

peripheral nerves, cranial nerves, spinal nerves